A tutor with infinite patience
You go from lost to genuinely-getting-it in one sitting, at your pace, with zero judgment.
The problem
Something you want or need to understand (a diagnosis, a contract concept, your kid’s math homework) and no one patient to ask.
What you get
A working system with the steps, tools, checkpoints, and expected return made explicit.
- Setup
- 5 minutes
- Back each week
- 2 hours
- Difficulty
- starter
Expected return
The working case
A planning estimate, not a guaranteed result. Measure the first four weeks against your own baseline.
96
hours returned per year
At 2 hours/week across 48 working weeks.
1
week to earn back setup
Compare the setup estimate with the weekly time returned.
Operating contract
Input
The source material, constraints, and examples a human would need to do this work well.
Checkpoint
A person reviews judgment calls, sensitive content, unfamiliar tools, and irreversible actions.
Success signal
Track time returned, corrections required, and exceptions. Keep it only if the measured result compounds.
The steps
- 01
Set the level explicitly and keep asking follow-ups until it clicks.
Copy this prompt
Explain [the thing] to me like I am smart but completely new to this. Use a concrete everyday analogy. Then ask me one question to check whether I actually got it.
- 02
When an explanation misses, say exactly where it lost you: "I was with you until the part about X".
- 03
Close the loop by explaining it back and asking for corrections; that is when it sticks.
What it runs on
- Claude
Strong at analogies and adjusting to your level.
Where this goes wrong
- For medical, legal, or tax specifics, use it to prepare better questions for the professional, not to replace them.
- It sounds equally confident when wrong; for facts that matter, ask for its confidence and verify the load-bearing ones.
Definition of done
Run it for four weeks. Then make it earn its place.
- □ Baseline the manual time before launch.
- □ Keep a human approval step for consequential output.
- □ Record corrections and exceptions, not just successes.
- □ Expand, revise, or retire it after the first review.
Build the system around it
Related workflows
If this one stops working, tell us. Three reports in a month and it leaves the library until a person has looked at it again.